Last Class Protein Protein Carbohydrate Carbohydrate Lipid Lipid Nucleic acid Nucleic acid
DNA What is it?
DNA is an abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic Acid is an abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the polymeric molecule whose chemical sequence determines individual hereditary characteristics is the polymeric molecule whose chemical sequence determines individual hereditary characteristics
What makes up DNA? DNA PhosphateSugar Nitrogen Base
What makes up DNA? Phosphates Deoxyribose sugar Nitrogen bases
DNA and RNA Structures
Creation of DNA strands Hydrogen Bonding Between Base Pairs (A to T and G to C)
DNA is like a ladder
DNA determines characteristics The DNA bases (A, T, C, and G) make a code of letters These letters make “words” which are called genes These “words” make “sentences” called the genetic code Our cells “read” these “sentences” and perform special functions